Category: Hip Hop

DJ Hurricane will lead a star-studded tribute to two Hip-Hop pioneers—Jam Master Jay and MCA—during JMJ-MCA Day on Sunday (August 10) at the Coney Island Aquarium Mural Boardwalk in New York City, where the music will run from 12 to 6 p.m. ET.

The event, presented by Together Forever and backed by Category 6, Hurricane’s upcoming album, will feature performances from a lineup of Hip-Hop royalty.

Jam Master Jay’s son, DJ Jam Master J’Son, the Juice Crew’s Craig G, House of Pain’s Danny Boy, Kool Rock Ski of the Fat Boys, T La Rock, Schoolly D and Chief Rocker Busy Bee are all set to take the stage alongside DJ Hurricane, who rose to fame as the longtime DJ for the Beastie Boys.

The celebration honors the legacies of two foundational figures in Hip-Hop history. Jam Master Jay, the influential DJ of Run-DMC, helped bring turntablism into the mainstream and played a key role in merging rap with rock. He was shot and killed in a Queens recording studio on October 30, 2002. His death remained unsolved for years before two suspects were indicted in 2020.

Adam “MCA” Yauch,  a founding member of the Beastie Boys, was known for his gravelly voice, activism and vision that helped steer the group from party anthems to more socially conscious material. He died on May 4, 2012, after a three-year battle with cancer of the parotid gland.

JMJ-MCA Day aims to honor their contributions through music, community and celebration. The event is free and open to the public.

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Gillie Da King clapped back at trolls accusing him of sacrificing his own son, YNG Cheese, after the 25-year-old was gunned down in Philly last summer.

The Philly rapper and podcast host wasn’t here for the wild internet theories floating around about his son’s murder and let it fly during a recent convo.

“My son got murdered in a ghetto in Philadelphia, standing on the corner. But n***as talk about ‘I sacrificed my son,’” he said, clearly fed up. “Do you know how ignorant that is, bro?”

Gillie Da King didn’t sugarcoat a thing and made it crystal clear that no keyboard warrior could mess with his peace.

“Listen, do you understand how I’m one of the realest n##### ever living, man? You can’t offend me by typing some dumb s### at the bottom of the joint,” he snapped.

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He explained that he’s already made peace with the loss of his son, born Devin Spady, who was shot in the back during a triple shooting in the Olney section of Philly on July 20, 2023.

He flipped the hate right back on the trolls, calling out their bad karma.

“All you’re doing is putting negative energy on yourself. All you’re doing is shortening somebody’s life up on your side. So when your mama or one of your aunts or your brother check out in the next six months, you put that negative energy on them. The world works off of energy buddy.”

He was especially heated by the idea that anyone would think he’d sacrifice his own kid for clout or money.

“You on here telling a n####, a solid n#### like me, that he killed his son for money. A n#### think he’s hurting me by typing that s###. He’s hurting his own family,” Gillie Da King added.

Months after the shooting, Gillie said the cops told him that the alleged shooter was 17-year-old Noah Scurry, a high school basketball standout who was fatally shot himself in January 2025 outside his home.

Gillie Da King said his son wasn’t even the intended target—someone else was caught in street drama and YNG Cheese got caught in the crossfire.

The whole thing’s been a public nightmare for the Million Dollaz Worth of Game co-host, who’s been using his platform to speak on gun violence ever since.

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Diddy thinking he can coach domestic abusers after being convicted himself is not going over well—his accusers and their legal teams are calling BS on the whole thing.

The Hip-Hop mogul is reportedly pitching a redemption arc that involves him mentoring others who’ve committed abuse, which his lawyers are using to try and snag a lighter sentence.

But the folks who’ve accused him say this whole “counselor” gig is a joke—and not a funny one.

Douglas Wigdor, who represents Cassie Ventura, told Rolling Stone, “This is utterly preposterous. How are you going to counsel someone else when you haven’t done the work on yourself? This is manipulation at its best.”

Let’s back up—Diddy was hit with a guilty verdict in July for violating the Mann Act, which means he crossed state lines with people for illegal sex acts.

That conviction came after a long list of lawsuits and a video from 2016 that CNN dropped last year, showing him beating on Cassie at a hotel in LA.

He apologized after the video came out, but critics say it’s way too little, way too late. His sentencing is locked in for October 3, and his team’s trying to spin this “I want to help others” angle hard.

But Wigdor isn’t buying it.

“It’s a mockery of the system. It’s a mockery of everyone he’s harmed. He needs intensive therapy,” he told Rolling Stone.

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Kodak Black is getting dragged by his ex and baby mama, Maranda Johnson, who claims the rapper put his hands on her and left her with a busted jaw—while he’s out here whining about child support.

Johnson went off online, airing out years of alleged abuse and calling out Kodak for ducking his responsibilities.

“You knocked me out and dislocated my jaw,” she said. “Police came to the house. I protected you. I’m always protecting you, I’m just always protecting your image, period.”

This comes after Johnson filed for over $56k a month in child support, based on Kodak’s reported income.

A judge didn’t give her that much, but ordered him to cough up $8,500 a month for now. Kodak clapped back, telling her to “get a job” and calling the amount wild.

But Johnson isn’t backing down.

“I never requested $56,000. Based off his income, that’s how much his children are entitled to an I’m still not even asking for half of that,” she said. She also said she’s been doing everything solo when it comes to taking care of their kids. “It’s like pulling teeth getting him to try to do anything for his kids,” Johnson said.

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Things between them got even messier after a birthday bash for one of Kodak’s kids at The Manor nightclub in Wilton Manors, Florida. Kodak invited all three of his baby mamas, and surprise—chaos broke out.

Johnson allegedly popped off, yanked another woman’s wig off and threw punches.

It didn’t stop at fists either. Cops say property inside the club got wrecked—think busted toilet, smashed monitor, broken printer.

Johnson got picked up later at the courthouse and slapped with five felony counts of criminal mischief. She’s now locked up in Broward Main Jail with her bond set at $12,500.

This isn’t her first rodeo either. Johnson had previous run-ins with Kodak’s other baby moms that also ended in cuffs. She’s due back in court on August 18 for this latest mess.

Johnson says she’s been holding Kodak down for years, even shielding him from legal trouble.

“You always put your hands on me, and I never sent you to jail. I never played police games with you, bro. Like, this s### is lame. Like, you’re lame for that.”

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Ice-T is stepping behind the camera with Fame and Fentanyl, a two-hour A&E special airing August 25 at 9 P.M. ET, spotlighting the deadly grip of fentanyl across America and the lives it continues to steal—including those of Prince, Mac Miller, and Coolio.

The Hip-Hop icon serves as both host and executive producer of the documentary, which weaves together harrowing stories from grieving families, law enforcement officials and the music industry’s most tragic losses.

The project aims to expose the scope of fentanyl’s devastation and educate viewers on its lethal presence in the drug supply.

“Fentanyl, for me, came out of nowhere. By the time I learned about the drug, I had already lost people to it. It’s a poison in the drug world, and I wanted to do everything that I could to make people aware of its danger,” Ice-T said in a statement about the project. “Everyone knows someone who has fallen victim to fentanyl.”

The film arrives as the U.S. sees a sharp decline in overdose deaths.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug-related fatalities dropped from 110,037 in 2023 to 80,391 in 2024—a 27% decrease.

Opioid overdoses, including those involving fentanyl, fell from 83,140 to 54,743 during the same period. Still, fentanyl remains the leading cause of overdose deaths, accounting for nearly 70% of all drug fatalities.

“These are the stories that everyone needs to hear,” Ice-T added.

Among those stories are the high-profile deaths of artists who unknowingly consumed fentanyl-laced substances. Prince died in 2016 after taking counterfeit painkillers containing the synthetic opioid.

Mac Miller passed away in 2018 from a mix of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol.

Coolio, best known for “Gangsta’s Paradise,” died in 2022 with fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine in his system.

The list continues with Rich Homie Quan, who died in 2024 from a combination of fentanyl, codeine, alprazolam and promethazine.

The documentary dives into how fentanyl is often consumed unknowingly, as it’s frequently mixed with other substances.

According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, 5 out of 10 pills tested in 2024 contained a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl—down from 7 out of 10 the year before.

The CDC also reported that overdose rates are still disproportionately high among Black, Hispanic, American Indian and multiracial populations, with the highest death rates among adults over 55.

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Doechii reacted with disbelief and gratitude when Lady Gaga called her “immediately legendary” in a recent British Vogue interview, a moment the rising Hip-Hop artist described as both validating and surreal.

The “Denial is a River” performer told People she was utterly taken aback when she learned about the praise from the pop icon.

“I audibly gasped, literally,” she said. “I’m the biggest Lady Gaga fan, and she is so dedicated to her creativity and pushing the limits, so for a legend like that to say that about me, it really, really validated me in a humbling way.”

Gaga, in her British Vogue feature, didn’t hold back her admiration.

“You don’t often see someone come out of the gate with a pen that feels immediately legendary,” Gaga said. “That’s Doechii to me.”

Despite the admiration being mutual, Doechii explained why she hasn’t sought advice from the “Abracadabra” singer.

“I think when you meet Lady Gaga, she naturally has an essence about her,” she said. “You just kind of listen, and you don’t even have to ask her for anything. I think she just pours herself naturally onto people.”

Known for her genre-blending sound and lyrical edge, Doechii has already collaborated with artists like Lauryn Hill and Tyler, the Creator.

But when asked who she’d love to work with next, she didn’t hesitate.

“Let’s see. I mean, at this point, Beyoncé,” she said. “She’s the standard. Yeah, I’m going to say Bey.”

The People interview was published on May 31.

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Cassie Ventura made her first public appearance on social media Thursday (August 7) with a lighthearted nod to postpartum life, just over two months after giving birth to her third child and nearly three months after testifying in the federal trial of her ex, Sean “Diddy” Combs.

The singer and model shared an Instagram Story featuring a meme of a man dancing.

The post was captioned. “When your old self slowly starts coming out postpartum.” She added her own comment: “Factual. Little by little. lol.”

The post marks Cassie Ventura’s first since delivering a baby boy on May 27 with husband Alex Fine, and it comes on the heels of her emotional testimony against Combs, where she detailed years of alleged abuse and trauma during their relationship.

Combs was convicted on two prostitution-related charges but cleared of the most serious allegations.

Fine, who has remained publicly supportive throughout the ordeal, praised Ventura’s strength in a statement following her four-day testimony.

He made it clear she was the one who took control of her life.

“Cassie saved Cassie. She alone broke free from abuse, manipulation, violence, and intimidation,” he wrote.

He also addressed the emotional toll of seeing her face her past in court, saying, “I have felt profound anger that she has been subjected to sitting in front of a person who tried to break her. You did not break her spirit nor her smile.”

Fine emphasized that their home is now filled with peace, joy and healing, and asked for privacy as their family continues to grow and move forward.

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Troy Ave found himself at the center of a viral shooting video and a police investigation in San Diego, but authorities say it was all smoke and mirrors.

The Hip-Hop artist appeared in a widely shared clip from July 2025, seemingly firing a gun during what was described as an attempted robbery targeting him and celebrity chef Geoff Cole.

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But after digging into the claims, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office told TMZ the incident was “not substantiated” and confirmed the case is now closed.

The footage, initially posted by Cole, showed a man approaching the pair before Troy Ave pulled a weapon and fired several shots. The supposed assailant then ran off. Cole praised Ave in a now-deleted social media post, writing, “I came home after Celebrating the success of a sold out Chef Fest with Love & support from all over the West Coast! And a hater from the SAME CITY tried 2 take it all away! This the 2nd time but it WON’T be a 3rd! s/o 2 my BROTHER Ave for Holding it Down in a situation where most woulda RAN or FOLDED.”

But behind the scenes, investigators weren’t buying it.

According to multiple reports and sources close to both men, the entire incident may have been staged for social media attention.

No live rounds were fired, and no one was injured. San Diego police also confirmed there were no emergency calls or official reports of a robbery or gunfire involving either Troy Ave or Cole on the date in question.

With no physical evidence and no cooperating witnesses, law enforcement officially shut down the case.

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Offset cleared the air about his relationship with Quavo during a new podcast appearance, revealing they still talk “every other week” and dismissing internet-fueled rumors of a lingering feud.

Speaking on the “7PM in Brooklyn” podcast with Carmelo Anthony, Offset pushed back against speculation that the two Migos rappers had permanently fallen out.

“It be the internet trying to do some old s###,” he stated. “But with our s###, it ain’t about that. We gotta holla at each other at the end of the day, man. That’s family at the end of the day, man. You’re gonna bump heads with your family sometime.”

Offset emphasized that while disagreements happen, their bond remains intact.

“A n#### ain’t finna play with him,” he added. “Or n#### ain’t finna play with me.”

The pair reunited publicly in June 2025 to honor the late Takeoff on what would have been his 31st birthday.

Offset said the moment was bigger than any drama. “Gotta celebrate him,” he explained. “Any b####### get put aside about bruh. Because he was the glue.”

He described Takeoff as the calming force in the group, saying “He was the one who keep our head straight when we were trying to — you know how that s### be? He just peaceful.”

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In a previous interview, Offset stressed the strength of their brotherhood and called out those trying to stir the pot.

“We don’t hate on each other,” he said. “Don’t ever try and turn us against each other and s### like that. I hate that s###. At the end of the day, it ain’t your business.”

Offset & Quavo Rift Rumors Erupt

Rumors of tension between Offset and Quavo date back to 2022, when Quavo and Takeoff formed a duo without Offset, prompting speculation about loyalty and internal issues.

By October 2023, Migos had officially disbanded, following the tragic death of Takeoff in November 2022.

The tension between Offset and Quavo reportedly came to a head backstage at the 2023 Grammy Awards. The pair allegedly got into a physical altercation over a tribute performance.

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Mike Tyson is being hauled into court after legendary producer Ty Fyffe accused the boxing icon of illegally using a classic Hip-Hop track featuring Jay-Z, DMX and Ja Rule in a viral Instagram post promoting his upcoming fight.

In a federal lawsuit, Fyffe claims Tyson used the 1998 song “Murdergram” without permission in a 33-second video shared on Instagram last November.

The clip showed Tyson training for his highly anticipated bout against Jake Paul. Fyffe alleges the song was not only used without a license but also credited him in the post’s caption, misleading viewers into thinking he had endorsed the video.

The lawsuit accuses Tyson of copyright infringement and false designation of origin. Fyffe says the unauthorized use of the track, which he co-produced with Jay-Z, DMX and Ja Rule, created confusion about his involvement in the fight’s promotion.

“Murdergram,” originally released by Murder Inc. Records and featured in the Jay-Z film Streets Is Watching, helped fuel interest in the Netflix-streamed fight, which reportedly drew over 108 million viewers, according to Fyffe.

The Instagram post racked up more than 452,000 likes and was seen by hundreds of thousands more.

Fyffe’s legal team argues that Tyson’s use of the track contributed to the commercial success of the fight and Tyson’s related ventures, including a reported $20 million payday from Netflix.

The complaint also points to Tyson’s use of the song title in the caption as a form of branding, which Fyffe says falsely implied a partnership or endorsement.

Ty Fyffe is asking the court for damages, including lost licensing revenue and profits Tyson allegedly gained from the video’s reach.

He’s also seeking a permanent injunction to stop Tyson from using the track again, along with attorney’s fees and court costs.

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